EP0807752B1 - Thrust reverser of the pivoting door type with a moveable liner pannel - Google Patents

Thrust reverser of the pivoting door type with a moveable liner pannel Download PDF

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EP0807752B1
EP0807752B1 EP97401076A EP97401076A EP0807752B1 EP 0807752 B1 EP0807752 B1 EP 0807752B1 EP 97401076 A EP97401076 A EP 97401076A EP 97401076 A EP97401076 A EP 97401076A EP 0807752 B1 EP0807752 B1 EP 0807752B1
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Pascal Gérard Rouyer
Guy Bernard Vauchel
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02KJET-PROPULSION PLANTS
    • F02K1/00Plants characterised by the form or arrangement of the jet pipe or nozzle; Jet pipes or nozzles peculiar thereto
    • F02K1/54Nozzles having means for reversing jet thrust
    • F02K1/64Reversing fan flow
    • F02K1/70Reversing fan flow using thrust reverser flaps or doors mounted on the fan housing
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05DINDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
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    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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  • the present invention relates to a device for reversing thrust of turbofan.
  • the turbojet is fitted with a duct behind the blower, the purpose of which is to channel the secondary flow known as cold
  • this conduit is consisting of an internal wall which surrounds the structure of the the actual motor behind the blower, and a external wall whose upstream part comes in continuity with the crankcase that surrounds the blower.
  • This outer wall can channel both the secondary flow and the flow primary in its downstream part, and this behind the ejection of the primary flow, called hot, in the case of nacelle with mixed flows or confluent flows for example, but in other cases, the outer wall only channels the secondary flow, in the case of so-called flow nacelles separated.
  • a wall can also cover the outside of the engine, this is to say the outside of the housing that surrounds the blower and the exterior of the exterior wall of the conduit described above, this in order to minimize the drag of the propulsion unit. This is particularly the case for propulsion systems added to the exterior of the aircraft, particularly when these propulsion systems are attached under the wings or at the rear of the fuselage.
  • Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings shows a known example of realization of a thrust reverser of this type, applied as shown in the partial schematic perspective view of Figure 2, to a turbofan engine.
  • the reversing device consists of doors 7 forming a movable part 2 and constituting in the inactive position, during direct jet operation, part of the enclosure exterior, and of a fixed structure carrying out this rollover outside upstream of the doors, through an upstream part 1 downstream doors by a downstream part 3 and between doors 7 by through beams 18 which connect the downstream part 3 of the outer casing at the upstream part 4 of the outer casing.
  • the doors 7 are mounted on a circumference of the cowling outside and are pivotally mounted in an area intermediate their side walls on the beams 18 located on either side of these doors, these walls side constituting with the upstream and downstream walls, the walls which connect the outer part 9 of the doors 7, which constitute a part of the external wall of the nacelle, to the inner part 11 of the doors 7, which constitute a part of the outer wall of the duct.
  • the upstream part 1 of fixed structure includes a front frame 6 which serves as a support for the movement control means doors 7, constituted for example by jacks 8.
  • the doors 7 swing in such a way that the part of the doors located downstream of the pivots, comes more or less completely obstruct the duct, and such so that the upstream part of the doors clears a passage in the outer casing so as to allow the flow secondary to be channeled radially with respect to the axis of the leads.
  • the upstream part of the doors 7 projects the outside of the outer casing for reasons of passage dimensioning which must be able to leave pass this flow without compromising engine operation.
  • the pivot angle of the doors is adjusted so that allow passage of the flow and so as to remove the thrust of this flow, or even begin to generate a counter thrust by generating a component of the flow diverted towards upstream.
  • the doors 7 are also provided in their upstream part a spoiler 13 projecting forward, when the doors 7 are deployed, with respect to the internal face of the doors, so as to divert the flow upstream and complete to obtain the counter-thrust component.
  • FR 1,482,538 or by FR-A-2,030,034.
  • the spoilers 13 protrude relative to the internal face 11 of doors 7, even in direct jet without doing so protrusion in the conduit which is in this example provided with cavities 5 slightly detrimental to the performance of the engine while the reversing device becomes extremely simple.
  • spoilers and deflection edges also make it possible to optimize the direction of ejection of the flow as indicated by FR-A-2 680 547.
  • the type of thrust reverser described above has the major disadvantage that, for reasons imposed by aerodynamic design constraints of the passage of the flow in the passages cleared by the upstream part of these doors, the pressure of the duct exerts on these doors a action which tends to open them, in fact, the total section of these passages must be greater than the section of the duct in a plane located upstream of the doors, this because of the pressure losses caused by the flow deflection, this in the case where the leakage section (downstream part of the duct not obstructed by the downstream part of the doors), is minimized by so as to obtain a suitable counter-thrust.
  • the object of the invention is to propose a means which allows increase safety and / or reduce mass of this type or improve the reverse jet performance.
  • EP-A-0 413 635 describes an inverter with doors associated with a upstream panel with fixed pivots located in the parts lateral or beams of the fixed structure of the inverter and driven by the door by means of a connecting member or connecting rod in the same direction of rotation as said doors.
  • Goals are achieved in accordance with the invention by a thrust reverser with pivoting doors of the aforementioned type characterized in that the upstream panel is supported and connected on the one hand by at least one connecting rod to the fixed structure of the reverser and on the other hand by at least one connecting rod to the door associated so that the faces of the upstream panel in all operating phases retain a orientation parallel to the layers of the flow in contact with said panel.
  • a thrust reverser likely to perform in the relevant flight phases of an aircraft a reverse flow of the associated turbojet includes the main parts known and previously described in a known embodiment, with reference Figures 1 and 2.
  • the fixed structure upstream 1 the doors 7 comprising the external part 9, the inner part 11, a spoiler 13 and associated with a jack 8, and the downstream part 3.
  • the seal is ensured by a seal 25 placed between the upstream panel 22, part of the fixed structure 1 and a part of door 7.
  • the examples shown represent this gasket installed on the upstream panel 22 but note that a reverse assembly can also be used, i.e. that the part of the fixed structure 1 and the part of the door 7 can receive and contain, in a position allowing the continuity of the lines, the joint (s).
  • the panel 22 is retained and operated by one or more sets of spreader 30 and connecting rod 35.
  • Their pivot points 24 and 36 are placed on the fixed structure 1, generally at the beams 18 of the inverter. They are located in an area between the pivot 20 of the door 7 and the upstream of the beam 18.
  • the opposite ends of the connecting rods 30 and 35 are connected to the panel 22 at articulation points 31 and 37. These articulation points are located between downstream and upstream of the panel 22 according to the desired effect.
  • the four points articulation 24, 31, 36 and 37 of the connecting rod assembly, spreader and panel form a quadrilateral. This arrangement allows the flow circulating in the jet stream direct to apply its action on the entire surface of the panel 22 and keep it pressed against the fixed structure 1 and against door 7 according to FIG. 3.
  • the direction of swinging of the upstream panel 22 makes it possible to add a closing component of door 7 via of the connecting rod 34.
  • the upstream panel 22 is driven in swinging by the lifter (s) leading (s) 30 and the or the guide rod (s) 35.
  • the intermediate rod 34 transmits the operation from point 33 to door 7, to point 32 on the lifting beam 30.
  • orientation of said upstream panel 22 in reverse jet position is according to the desired effect depending on the positions of pivot points 24 and 36 on the fixed structure 1, positions of the pivot points 31 and 37 on the panel 22, lengths of rods 30, 34 and 35 and locations of pivots 32 and 33 of the intermediate link 34.
  • the remarkable effect in the position in reverse jet mode is that the orientation of the upstream panel 22 can be optimized to stay, if desired, as close as possible to flow 14 in order to minimize the disturbances caused by the presence of said panel in the stream. It should be noted that appropriate shapes of the upstream and downstream parts of the upstream panel as well as its internal wall 43 can also allow optimal flow guidance in the reverse jet position.
  • the operation of the lifter 30 is directly controlled by a roller 47 integral with door 7 and moving in a groove 29 made in said spreader 30.
  • a lifter 27 is equipped in its downstream part of a toothed sector 16. It is driven by through another toothed sector 28, integral with the door 7, at its pivot 20. Said lifting beam 27 is integral with the fixed structure at pivot point 24 and connected to the upstream panel 22 at the drive point 31.
  • the guide rod 35 has its point fixed pivot 36 on the fixed structure 1, and is connected to the upstream panel at point 37.
  • FIGS. 9 and 10 show an embodiment identical to that described in FIGS. 3 and 4, except the exception of the pivot point 36 of the guide rod 35 which is in this configuration integral with the door 7.
  • Figures 11 and 12 show another example drive to move the panel 22 downstream upstream.
  • FIG. 13 a second embodiment of the invention shown in Figures 13, 14 and 18, we can dissociate the operation of the panel 22 from that of the door 7.
  • the drive of said panel 22 is carried out by one or several independent jack (s) 40 or by another independent system known to those skilled in the art. He can be connected to point 39 on the side walls 19 of the structure fixed 1.
  • One or more cylinders 40 can be installed in the beam 18, and drive the panel 22 through a return of one of the connecting rods 23 or 35 inside said beam 18.
  • a single cylinder 40 can synchronize the operation of two panels 22.
  • the jack 40 can be synchronized with the inverter system or fully independent.
  • the panel 22 thus made free with respect to the door 7 can be operated at any stage of the reverse jet phase and thus fulfill the optimal conditions according to the desired performance.
  • the displacement of the panel 22 can easily be adjustable since there is no requirement for kinematics as encountered in the other systems.
  • the operation of the panel 22 may not even be actuated depending on the desired reverse jet effect.
  • These kinematics can be different from one door to another, and thus contribute to the control of the jets leaving the reverser.
  • Certain variants can be applied to this embodiment corresponding to FIGS. 13, 14 and 18.
  • One of the sets of connecting rods 23 or 35 can be telescopic or be replaced by jacks.
  • the jack 40 can be deleted if all the connecting rods 23 and 35 are replaced by jacks.
  • FIG. 15 Complementary provisions of the realization previously described with reference in particular to FIGS. 3 and 4 are shown in FIG. 15, in which the panel upstream 22 is shown in direct jet position 22a and in reverse jet position 22b, the control elements 34-30 and orientation of the upstream panel 22 are located between a wall lateral 19 of the fixed structure, and at least one of the two side walls 17 of the door.
  • Spreaders and connecting rods are shown parallel to the axis of door 7 and between them, and their articulated points aligned. For reasons kinematics or size, said points joints may not be aligned and or the connecting rods may have a slight impact with the axis of the door 7.
  • the axis of rotation 240 passing through the pivot points 24 is not parallel to axis 200 symbolizing the axis of rotation of the door 7 between its two pivot points.
  • one or more walls 44 can be associated with the upstream panel 22 by through one or more supports 45 for the purpose optimize the aerodynamic / resistance compromise structural, and improve aerodynamic performance and piloting the reverse jet.
  • the wall (s) 44 are arranged in the direction longitudinal of the motor axis, parallel or not with respect to the outer wall 46 of the upstream panel 22. They have a profile aerodynamics adapted to the desired effect in reverse jet mode.
  • the supports 45 are arranged in the longitudinal direction parallel or inclined to the motor axis, they can be tilted or normal to the wall external 46 of the upstream panel 22. They have profiles aerodynamics adapted to the desired effect in jet mode inverted, or to the desired jet piloting.
  • the wall (s) 44 as well as the support (s) 45 can be of number, shape, height and / or width different from one panel 22 to another and between them. Their width can change depending on the span of panel 22.
  • the wall 44 can occupy all or part of the external wall 46 of the panel according to the desired goal.
  • the wall 44 can also receive on its external surface one or more supports 45 allowing the mounting of one or more other walls as a function of the structural strength and the aerodynamic performance sought.
  • Some of the arrangements and variants of the invention described above can of course be used alone or in combination with one another on a thrust reverser. In particular with a view to improving the control of the sheets during an operation in reverse thrust, these associated arrangements make it possible to have doors 7 associated with panels 22 having different positions and opening angles between them.

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La présente invention concerne un dispositif d'inversion de poussée de turboréacteur à double flux. Le turboréacteur est équipé d'un conduit en arrière de la soufflante dont le but est de canaliser le flux secondaire dit froid, ce conduit est constitué d'une paroi interne qui entoure la structure du moteur proprement dite en arrière de la soufflante, et d'une paroi externe dont la partie amont vient en continuité du carter moteur qui entoure la soufflante. Cette paroi externe peut canaliser à la fois le flux secondaire et le flux primaire dans sa partie aval, et ceci en arrière de l'éjection du flux primaire, dit chaud, dans le cas de nacelle à flux mélangés ou à flux confluents par exemple, mais dans d'autres cas, la paroi externe ne canalise que le flux secondaire, dans le cas de nacelles dites à flux séparés.The present invention relates to a device for reversing thrust of turbofan. The turbojet is fitted with a duct behind the blower, the purpose of which is to channel the secondary flow known as cold, this conduit is consisting of an internal wall which surrounds the structure of the the actual motor behind the blower, and a external wall whose upstream part comes in continuity with the crankcase that surrounds the blower. This outer wall can channel both the secondary flow and the flow primary in its downstream part, and this behind the ejection of the primary flow, called hot, in the case of nacelle with mixed flows or confluent flows for example, but in other cases, the outer wall only channels the secondary flow, in the case of so-called flow nacelles separated.

Une paroi peut également caréner l'extérieur du moteur, c'est à dire l'extérieur du carter qui entoure la soufflante et l'extérieur de la paroi extérieure du conduit décrit ci-dessus, ceci dans le but de minimiser la traínée de l'ensemble propulsif. Ceci est notamment le cas pour des ensembles propulsifs rapportés sur l'extérieur d'aéronef, particulièrement lorsque ces ensembles propulsifs sont attachés sous les ailes ou à l'arrière du fuselage.A wall can also cover the outside of the engine, this is to say the outside of the housing that surrounds the blower and the exterior of the exterior wall of the conduit described above, this in order to minimize the drag of the propulsion unit. This is particularly the case for propulsion systems added to the exterior of the aircraft, particularly when these propulsion systems are attached under the wings or at the rear of the fuselage.

Nous appellerons capotage extérieur l'ensemble constitué par la paroi extérieure de la nacelle.We will call the outer casing the assembly constituted by the outer wall of the nacelle.

La figure 1 des dessins joints montre un exemple connu de réalisation d'un inverseur de poussée de ce type, appliqué comme le montre la vue schématique partielle en perspective de la figure 2, à un turboréacteur à double flux.Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings shows a known example of realization of a thrust reverser of this type, applied as shown in the partial schematic perspective view of Figure 2, to a turbofan engine.

Le dispositif d'inversion est constitué de portes 7 formant une partie mobile 2 et constituant en position inactive, lors d'un fonctionnement en jet direct, une partie du capotage extérieur, et d'une structure fixe réalisant ce capotage extérieur en amont des portes, par une partie amont 1 en aval des portes par une partie aval 3 et entre les portes 7 par l'intermédiaire de poutres 18 qui relient la partie aval 3 du capotage extérieur à la partie amont 4 du capotage extérieur. Les portes 7 sont montées sur une circonférence du capotage extérieur et sont montées pivotantes dans une zone intermédiaire de leurs parois latérales sur les poutres 18 situées de part et d'autre de ces portes, ces parois latérales constituant avec les parois amont et aval, les parois qui relient la partie extérieure 9 des portes 7, qui constituent une partie de la paroi extérieure de la nacelle, à la partie intérieure 11 des portes 7, qui constituent une partie de la paroi extérieure du conduit.The reversing device consists of doors 7 forming a movable part 2 and constituting in the inactive position, during direct jet operation, part of the enclosure exterior, and of a fixed structure carrying out this rollover outside upstream of the doors, through an upstream part 1 downstream doors by a downstream part 3 and between doors 7 by through beams 18 which connect the downstream part 3 of the outer casing at the upstream part 4 of the outer casing. The doors 7 are mounted on a circumference of the cowling outside and are pivotally mounted in an area intermediate their side walls on the beams 18 located on either side of these doors, these walls side constituting with the upstream and downstream walls, the walls which connect the outer part 9 of the doors 7, which constitute a part of the external wall of the nacelle, to the inner part 11 of the doors 7, which constitute a part of the outer wall of the duct.

La partie amont 1 de structure fixe comporte un cadre avant 6 qui sert de support aux moyens de commande des déplacements des portes 7, constitués par exemple par des vérins 8.The upstream part 1 of fixed structure includes a front frame 6 which serves as a support for the movement control means doors 7, constituted for example by jacks 8.

En position activée, les portes 7 basculent de telle façon que la partie des portes situées en aval des pivots, vient obstruer plus ou moins totalement le conduit, et de telle façon que la partie amont des portes vient dégager un passage dans le capotage extérieur de manière à permettre au flux secondaire d'être canalisé radialement par rapport à l'axe du conduit. La partie amont des portes 7 fait saillie à l'extérieur du capotage extérieur pour des raisons de dimensionnement du passage qui doit être capable de laisser passer ce flux sans compromettre le fonctionnement du moteur. L'angle de pivotement des portes est ajusté de manière à permettre le passage du flux et de manière à supprimer la poussée de ce flux, voire à commencer à générer une contre poussée en générant une composante du flux dévié vers l'amont.In the activated position, the doors 7 swing in such a way that the part of the doors located downstream of the pivots, comes more or less completely obstruct the duct, and such so that the upstream part of the doors clears a passage in the outer casing so as to allow the flow secondary to be channeled radially with respect to the axis of the leads. The upstream part of the doors 7 projects the outside of the outer casing for reasons of passage dimensioning which must be able to leave pass this flow without compromising engine operation. The pivot angle of the doors is adjusted so that allow passage of the flow and so as to remove the thrust of this flow, or even begin to generate a counter thrust by generating a component of the flow diverted towards upstream.

Les portes 7 sont également munies dans leur partie amont d'un becquet 13 faisant saillie vers l'avant, lorsque les portes 7 sont déployées, par rapport à la face interne des portes, de manière à dévier le flux vers l'amont et achever d'obtenir la composante de contre poussée.The doors 7 are also provided in their upstream part a spoiler 13 projecting forward, when the doors 7 are deployed, with respect to the internal face of the doors, so as to divert the flow upstream and complete to obtain the counter-thrust component.

Des exemples connus de réalisation sont illustrés par exemple par FR 1 482 538 ou par FR-A-2 030 034.Known exemplary embodiments are illustrated for example by FR 1,482,538 or by FR-A-2,030,034.

Il existe aussi des dispositifs tels que celui décrit par US 3 605 411 qui permettent d'avoir une saillie de becquet vers l'amont lorsque les portes sont déployées tout en permettant une continuité de la paroi externe du conduit lorsque les portes ne sont pas déployées. On connaít également par FR-A-2 618 853 un dispositif où le becquet est escamoté en jet direct de façon à optimiser les performances du moteur.There are also devices such as that described by US 3,605,411 which allow a spoiler protrusion upstream when the doors are deployed while allowing continuity of the outer wall of the duct when the doors are not deployed. We know also by FR-A-2 618 853 a device where the spoiler is retracted in direct jet to optimize performance of the motor.

Dans certaines applications, comme représenté sur la figure 1, les becquets 13 font saillie par rapport à la face interne 11 des portes 7, même en jet direct sans pour autant faire saillie dans le conduit qui est dans cet exemple muni de cavités 5 légèrement préjudiciables aux performances du moteur alors que le dispositif d'inversion devient extrêmement simple.In some applications, as shown in the figure 1, the spoilers 13 protrude relative to the internal face 11 of doors 7, even in direct jet without doing so protrusion in the conduit which is in this example provided with cavities 5 slightly detrimental to the performance of the engine while the reversing device becomes extremely simple.

La combinaison des becquets et des bords de déviation permettent également d'optimiser la direction d'éjection du flux comme indiqué par FR-A-2 680 547.The combination of spoilers and deflection edges also make it possible to optimize the direction of ejection of the flow as indicated by FR-A-2 680 547.

Enfin la commande des portes d'une position à une autre par vérin est connue en soi, nous noterons cependant la solution très simple où il y a un vérin par porte fixé dans sa partie amont à la structure fixe amont du capotage extérieur, et dans sa partie aval à la porte en un point situé dans la partie amont comme décrit par exemple par FR 1 482 538.Finally the control of the doors from one position to another by cylinder is known per se, however we will note the solution very simple where there is a cylinder per door fixed in its part upstream to the fixed structure upstream of the outer casing, and in its downstream part at the door at a point located in the upstream part as described for example by FR 1 482 538.

Le type d'inverseur de poussée décrit ci-dessus a l'inconvénient majeur que, pour des raisons imposées par des contraintes de dimensionnement aérodynamique du passage du flux dans les passages dégagés par la partie amont de ces portes, la pression du conduit exerce sur ces portes une action qui tend à les ouvrir, en effet, la section totale de ces passages doit être supérieure à la section du conduit dans un plan situé en amont des portes, ceci à cause des pertes en charge engendrées par la déviation du flux, ceci dans le cas où la section de fuite (partie aval du conduit non obstruée par la partie aval des portes), est minimisée de façon à obtenir une contre poussée convenable.The type of thrust reverser described above has the major disadvantage that, for reasons imposed by aerodynamic design constraints of the passage of the flow in the passages cleared by the upstream part of these doors, the pressure of the duct exerts on these doors a action which tends to open them, in fact, the total section of these passages must be greater than the section of the duct in a plane located upstream of the doors, this because of the pressure losses caused by the flow deflection, this in the case where the leakage section (downstream part of the duct not obstructed by the downstream part of the doors), is minimized by so as to obtain a suitable counter-thrust.

L'inconvénient majeur décrit ci-dessus se traduit suivant les deux aspects suivants :

  • le fait que les portes tendent à s'ouvrir est un inconvénient du point de vue de la sécurité. Des portes sur lesquelles l'action de la pression tendrait à les maintenir fermées (non déployées), rendrait le dispositif plus sur, de même que des portes sur lesquelles l'action de la pression tendrait à les refermer lorsque celles-ci sont dans une position telle que la poussée n'est pas encore inversée, même si elle est partiellement détruite (nous reviendrons sur ce dernier point)
  • l'action de la pression sur les portes est dans certains exemples connus telle que dans certains cas à prendre en compte dans le dimensionnement de l'inverseur, des efforts très importants transitent dans les vérins entre leurs points d'attache sur la partie amont de la structure fixe et sur les portes. Il en résulte une masse importante de la structure, du système de commande des portes et de verrouillage de celles-ci, et des portes elles-mêmes.
The major drawback described above is reflected in the following two aspects:
  • the fact that the doors tend to open is a security disadvantage. Doors on which the action of pressure would tend to keep them closed (not deployed), would make the device safer, as well as doors on which the action of pressure would tend to close them when they are in a position such that the thrust is not yet reversed, even if it is partially destroyed (we will come back to this last point)
  • the action of the pressure on the doors is in certain known examples such that in certain cases to be taken into account in the dimensioning of the reverser, very significant forces pass through the jacks between their attachment points on the upstream part of the fixed structure and on the doors. This results in a significant mass of the structure, of the door control and locking system, and of the doors themselves.

L'objet de l'invention est de proposer un moyen qui permet d'accroítre la sécurité et/ou de réduire la masse de ce type d'inverseur ou en améliorer les performances en jet inversé.The object of the invention is to propose a means which allows increase safety and / or reduce mass of this type or improve the reverse jet performance.

EP-A-0 413 635 décrit un inverseur à portes associées à un panneau amont à pivots fixes situés dans les parties latérales ou poutres de la structure fixe de l'inverseur et entraíné par la porte au moyen d'un organe de liaison ou bielle dans le même sens de rotation que lesdites portes. EP-A-0 413 635 describes an inverter with doors associated with a upstream panel with fixed pivots located in the parts lateral or beams of the fixed structure of the inverter and driven by the door by means of a connecting member or connecting rod in the same direction of rotation as said doors.

Cette disposition a l'inconvénient majeur de faire "bouclier" au flux en mode jet inversé et de ne pas permettre un guidage optimal du flux. Les buts sont atteints conformément à l'invention par un inverseur de poussée à portes pivotantes du type précité caractérisé en ce que le panneau amont est supporté et relié d'une part par au moins une bielle à la structure fixe de l'inverseur et d'autre part par au moins une bielle à la porte associée de manière que les faces du panneau amont dans toutes les phases de fonctionnement conservent une orientation parallèle aux nappes du flux en contact avec ledit panneau.This provision has the major disadvantage of making "shield" flow in reverse jet mode and not to allow guidance optimal flow. Goals are achieved in accordance with the invention by a thrust reverser with pivoting doors of the aforementioned type characterized in that the upstream panel is supported and connected on the one hand by at least one connecting rod to the fixed structure of the reverser and on the other hand by at least one connecting rod to the door associated so that the faces of the upstream panel in all operating phases retain a orientation parallel to the layers of the flow in contact with said panel.

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention seront mieux compris à la lecture de la description qui va suivre des modes de réalisation de l'invention en référence aux dessins annexés sur lesquels :

  • la figure 1 représente une demi-vue schématique en coupe longitudinale par un plan passant par l'axe de rotation d'un turboréacteur associé, d'un inverseur de poussée à portes pivotantes, en position fermée, d'un type connu et qui a fait précédemment l'objet d'une description ;
  • la figure 2 représente une vue schématique en perspective d'un inverseur de poussée du type précité montré en position monté et avec les portes fermées ;
  • la figure 3 représente, dans une vue analogue à celle de la figure 1, un inverseur de poussée à portes pivotantes, en position de jet direct, selon un premier mode de réalisation de l'invention ;
  • la figure 4 représente le principe défini sur la figure 3 en position de jet inversé ;
  • les figures 5, 7, 9 et 11 représentent dans une vue analogue à celle de la figure 1 des variantes de réalisation de l'invention, en position de jet direct ;
  • les figures 6, 8, 10 et 12 représentent l'inverseur de poussée représenté sur les figures 5, 7, 9 et 11 en position de jet inversé ;
  • la figure 13 représente, selon une vue analogue à celle des figures 1 et 3 un inverseur de poussée à portes pivotantes, en position de jet direct, selon un deuxième mode de réalisation de l'invention ;
  • la figure 14 représente le principe défini sur la figure 13 en position jet inversé ;
  • la figure 15 représente une section transversale du principe défini sur les figures 3 et 4,
  • la figure 16 représente une section transversale analogue à la figure 15, selon une variante de réalisation ;
  • la figure 17 représente une section transversale analogue à la figure 15, selon une variante de réalisation ;
  • la figure 18 représente une section transversale du principe défini sur les figures 13 et 14 ;
  • la figure 19 représente un exemple de réalisation de panneau amont de l'inverseur de poussée conforme à l'invention ;
  • la figure 20 représente une section transversale du principe défini sur la figure 19 ;
Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will be better understood on reading the description which follows of embodiments of the invention with reference to the appended drawings in which:
  • FIG. 1 represents a schematic half-view in longitudinal section through a plane passing through the axis of rotation of an associated turbojet engine, of a thrust reverser with pivoting doors, in the closed position, of a known type and which has previously described;
  • 2 shows a schematic perspective view of a thrust reverser of the aforementioned type shown in the mounted position and with the doors closed;
  • FIG. 3 represents, in a view similar to that of FIG. 1, a thrust reverser with pivoting doors, in the direct jet position, according to a first embodiment of the invention;
  • Figure 4 shows the principle defined in Figure 3 in reverse jet position;
  • Figures 5, 7, 9 and 11 show in a view similar to that of Figure 1 of alternative embodiments of the invention, in the direct jet position;
  • Figures 6, 8, 10 and 12 show the thrust reverser shown in Figures 5, 7, 9 and 11 in the reverse jet position;
  • FIG. 13 represents, in a view similar to that of FIGS. 1 and 3, a thrust reverser with pivoting doors, in the direct jet position, according to a second embodiment of the invention;
  • Figure 14 shows the principle defined in Figure 13 in reverse jet position;
  • FIG. 15 represents a cross section of the principle defined in FIGS. 3 and 4,
  • Figure 16 shows a cross section similar to Figure 15, according to an alternative embodiment;
  • Figure 17 shows a cross section similar to Figure 15, according to an alternative embodiment;
  • Figure 18 shows a cross section of the principle defined in Figures 13 and 14;
  • FIG. 19 shows an exemplary embodiment of an upstream panel of the thrust reverser according to the invention;
  • Figure 20 shows a cross section of the principle defined in Figure 19;

Selon un premier mode de réalisation de l'invention représenté sur les figures 3 et 4, un inverseur de poussée susceptible d'effectuer dans les phases de vol pertinentes d'un avion une inversion de flux du turboréacteur associé comporte les parties principales connues et précédemment décrites dans un exemple connu de réalisation, en référence aux figures 1 et 2. On retrouve notamment la structure fixe amont 1, les portes 7 comportant la partie extérieure 9, la partie intérieure 11, un becquet 13 et associées à un vérin de commande 8, et la partie aval 3.According to a first embodiment of the invention shown in Figures 3 and 4, a thrust reverser likely to perform in the relevant flight phases of an aircraft a reverse flow of the associated turbojet includes the main parts known and previously described in a known embodiment, with reference Figures 1 and 2. We find in particular the fixed structure upstream 1, the doors 7 comprising the external part 9, the inner part 11, a spoiler 13 and associated with a jack 8, and the downstream part 3.

Comme précédemment décrit selon EP-A-0 413 635, le lissage de veine en jet direct est obtenu au moyen d'un panneau amont 22 dont la paroi interne 26 forme une partie de la veine externe du canal annulaire 15.As previously described according to EP-A-0 413 635, the smoothing of vein in direct jet is obtained by means of an upstream panel 22 whose internal wall 26 forms part of the external vein of the annular canal 15.

L'étanchéité est assurée par un joint 25 placé entre le panneau amont 22, une partie de la structure fixe 1 et une partie de la porte 7. Les exemples montrés représentent ce joint installé sur le panneau amont 22 mais il faut noter qu'un montage inversé peut être aussi utilisé, c'est à dire que la partie de la structure fixe 1 et la partie de la porte 7 peuvent recevoir et contenir, dans une position permettant la continuité des lignes, le ou les joints.The seal is ensured by a seal 25 placed between the upstream panel 22, part of the fixed structure 1 and a part of door 7. The examples shown represent this gasket installed on the upstream panel 22 but note that a reverse assembly can also be used, i.e. that the part of the fixed structure 1 and the part of the door 7 can receive and contain, in a position allowing the continuity of the lines, the joint (s).

Le panneau 22 est retenu et manoeuvré par un ou des jeux de palonnier 30 et bielle 35. Leurs points pivots 24 et 36 sont placés sur la structure fixe 1, généralement au niveau des poutres 18 de l'inverseur. Ils se situent dans une zone comprise entre le pivot 20 de la porte 7 et l'amont de la poutre 18. Les extrémités opposées des bielles 30 et 35 sont reliées au panneau 22 en des points d'articulation 31 et 37. Ces points d'articulation sont situés entre l'aval et l'amont du panneau 22 selon l'effet recherché. Les quatre points d'articulation 24, 31, 36 et 37 de l'ensemble bielle, palonnier et panneau forment un quadrilatère. Cette disposition permet au flux circulant dans la veine en jet direct d'appliquer son action sur toute la surface du panneau 22 et de le maintenir plaqué contre la structure fixe 1 et contre la porte 7 selon la figure 3. De plus, le sens de balancement du panneau amont 22 permet d'ajouter une composante de refermeture de la porte 7 par l'intermédiaire de la bielle 34.The panel 22 is retained and operated by one or more sets of spreader 30 and connecting rod 35. Their pivot points 24 and 36 are placed on the fixed structure 1, generally at the beams 18 of the inverter. They are located in an area between the pivot 20 of the door 7 and the upstream of the beam 18. The opposite ends of the connecting rods 30 and 35 are connected to the panel 22 at articulation points 31 and 37. These articulation points are located between downstream and upstream of the panel 22 according to the desired effect. The four points articulation 24, 31, 36 and 37 of the connecting rod assembly, spreader and panel form a quadrilateral. This arrangement allows the flow circulating in the jet stream direct to apply its action on the entire surface of the panel 22 and keep it pressed against the fixed structure 1 and against door 7 according to FIG. 3. In addition, the direction of swinging of the upstream panel 22 makes it possible to add a closing component of door 7 via of the connecting rod 34.

Selon la figure 4, le panneau amont 22 est entraíné en balancement par le ou les palonnier(s) menant(s) 30 et la ou les bielle(s) guide(s) 35. La bielle intermédiaire 34 transmet la manoeuvre du point 33 sur la porte 7, au point 32 sur le palonnier 30. La bielle 35 solidaire de la structure fixe au point pivot 36 et solidaire du panneau 22 au point pivot 37, guide en permanence ledit panneau dans une orientation définie suivant l'effet recherché par l'homme de l'art.According to Figure 4, the upstream panel 22 is driven in swinging by the lifter (s) leading (s) 30 and the or the guide rod (s) 35. The intermediate rod 34 transmits the operation from point 33 to door 7, to point 32 on the lifting beam 30. The connecting rod 35 secured to the structure fixed at pivot point 36 and secured to panel 22 at point pivot 37, permanently guides said panel in a orientation defined according to the effect sought by man of art.

Il est à préciser que l'orientation dudit panneau amont 22 en position jet inversé est selon l'effet recherché fonction des positions des points pivots 24 et 36 sur la structure fixe 1, des positions des points pivots 31 et 37 sur le panneau 22, des longueurs de bielles 30, 34 et 35 et des emplacements des pivots 32 et 33 de la bielle intermédiaire 34.It should be noted that the orientation of said upstream panel 22 in reverse jet position is according to the desired effect depending on the positions of pivot points 24 and 36 on the fixed structure 1, positions of the pivot points 31 and 37 on the panel 22, lengths of rods 30, 34 and 35 and locations of pivots 32 and 33 of the intermediate link 34.

Il est à noter également que tous les paramètres définissant la position des différents points pivots mentionnés ci-dessus, ainsi que la longueur des différentes bielles, peuvent être identiques ou différents de chaque côté d'un même panneau 22.It should also be noted that all the parameters defining the position of the various pivot points mentioned above, as well as the length of the different connecting rods, may be the same or different on each side of a same panel 22.

L'effet remarquable dans la position en mode jet inversé est que l'orientation du panneau amont 22 peut être optimisée pour rester, si on le souhaite, la plus proche possible du flux 14 afin de minimiser les perturbations engendrées par la présence dudit panneau dans le flux. Il est à noter que des formes appropriées des parties amont et aval du panneau amont ainsi que de sa paroi interne 43 peuvent également permettre un guidage optimal du flux en position jet inversé.The remarkable effect in the position in reverse jet mode is that the orientation of the upstream panel 22 can be optimized to stay, if desired, as close as possible to flow 14 in order to minimize the disturbances caused by the presence of said panel in the stream. It should be noted that appropriate shapes of the upstream and downstream parts of the upstream panel as well as its internal wall 43 can also allow optimal flow guidance in the reverse jet position.

On va décrire en référence aux figures 5 à 10 les modalités particulières propres aux variantes de réalisation où le balancement du panneau 22 se fait comme dans l'exemple décrit ci-dessus en référence aux figures 3 et 4 de l'amont vers l'aval.We will describe with reference to Figures 5 to 10 the modalities specific to variant embodiments where the swinging of the panel 22 is done as in the example described above with reference to Figures 3 and 4 from upstream to downstream.

Selon les figures 5 et 6 la manoeuvre du palonnier 30 est commandée directement par un galet 47 solidaire de la porte 7 et se déplacant dans une rainure 29 réalisée dans ledit palonnier 30. According to FIGS. 5 and 6, the operation of the lifter 30 is directly controlled by a roller 47 integral with door 7 and moving in a groove 29 made in said spreader 30.

Selon les figures 7 et 8, un palonnier 27 est équipé dans sa partie aval d'un secteur denté 16. Il est entraíné par l'intermédiaire d'un autre secteur denté 28, solidaire de la porte 7, à son pivot 20. Ledit palonnier 27 est solidaire de la structure fixe au point pivot 24 et relié au panneau amont 22 au point d'entraínement 31. La bielle guide 35 a son point fixe de pivot 36 sur la structure fixe 1, et est reliée au panneau amont en un point 37.According to Figures 7 and 8, a lifter 27 is equipped in its downstream part of a toothed sector 16. It is driven by through another toothed sector 28, integral with the door 7, at its pivot 20. Said lifting beam 27 is integral with the fixed structure at pivot point 24 and connected to the upstream panel 22 at the drive point 31. The guide rod 35 has its point fixed pivot 36 on the fixed structure 1, and is connected to the upstream panel at point 37.

Les figures 9 et 10 représentent un mode de réalisation identique à celui décrit sur les figures 3 et 4, à l'exception du point pivot 36 de la bielle guide 35 qui est dans cette configuration solidaire de la porte 7.Figures 9 and 10 show an embodiment identical to that described in FIGS. 3 and 4, except the exception of the pivot point 36 of the guide rod 35 which is in this configuration integral with the door 7.

Les figures 11 et 12 représentent un autre exemple d'entraínement permettant de déplacer le panneau 22 de l'aval vers l'amont.Figures 11 and 12 show another example drive to move the panel 22 downstream upstream.

Selon les figures 11 et 12, on peut balancer le panneau amont 22 de l'aval vers l'amont, en fonction des positions des points pivots 24 et 36 sur la structure fixe 1, des positions des points pivots 31 et 37 sur le panneau 22, des longueurs de bielles 30, 34 et 35 et des emplacements des pivots 32 et 33 de la bielle intermédiaire 34.According to Figures 11 and 12, you can swing the upstream panel 22 from downstream to upstream, depending on the positions of the pivot points 24 and 36 on the fixed structure 1, positions pivot points 31 and 37 on the panel 22, lengths connecting rods 30, 34 and 35 and the locations of the pivots 32 and 33 of the intermediate link 34.

Selon un deuxième mode de réalisation de l'invention représenté sur les figures 13, 14 et 18, on peut dissocier la manoeuvre du panneau 22 de celle de la porte 7. L'entraínement dudit panneau 22 est réalisé par un ou plusieurs vérin(s) indépendant(s) 40 ou bien par un autre système indépendant connu de l'homme du métier. Il peut être relié au point 39 sur les parois latérales 19 de la structure fixe 1. Un ou des vérin(s) 40 peuvent être installés dans la poutre 18, et entraíner le panneau 22 par l'intermédiaire d'un renvoi d'une des bielles 23 ou 35 à l'intérieur de ladite poutre 18. Un seul vérin 40 peut synchroniser la manoeuvre de deux panneaux 22. Le vérin 40 peut être synchronisé avec le système de l'inverseur ou bien totalement indépendant.According to a second embodiment of the invention shown in Figures 13, 14 and 18, we can dissociate the operation of the panel 22 from that of the door 7. The drive of said panel 22 is carried out by one or several independent jack (s) 40 or by another independent system known to those skilled in the art. He can be connected to point 39 on the side walls 19 of the structure fixed 1. One or more cylinders 40 can be installed in the beam 18, and drive the panel 22 through a return of one of the connecting rods 23 or 35 inside said beam 18. A single cylinder 40 can synchronize the operation of two panels 22. The jack 40 can be synchronized with the inverter system or fully independent.

Le panneau 22 ainsi rendu libre par rapport à la porte 7 peut être manoeuvré à n'importe quel stade de la phase de jet inversé et ainsi remplir les conditions optimales en fonction des performances recherchées. Le déplacement du panneau 22 peut facilement être ajustable car il n'y a pas l'impératif de cinématique comme rencontré dans les autres systèmes. La manoeuvre du panneau 22 peut même ne pas être actionnée selon l'effet de jet inversé désiré. Cette cinématique peut être différente d'une porte à l'autre, et contribuer ainsi au pilotage des jets sortant de l'inverseur.
Certaines variantes peuvent être appliquées à cette réalisation correspondant aux figures 13, 14 et 18. Un des jeux de bielles 23 ou 35 peuvent être télescopiques ou être remplacées par des vérins. Le vérin 40 peut être supprimé si l'ensemble des bielles 23 et 35 sont remplacées par des vérins. Ces configurations permettent de piloter à volonté la manoeuvre du panneau 22.
The panel 22 thus made free with respect to the door 7 can be operated at any stage of the reverse jet phase and thus fulfill the optimal conditions according to the desired performance. The displacement of the panel 22 can easily be adjustable since there is no requirement for kinematics as encountered in the other systems. The operation of the panel 22 may not even be actuated depending on the desired reverse jet effect. These kinematics can be different from one door to another, and thus contribute to the control of the jets leaving the reverser.
Certain variants can be applied to this embodiment corresponding to FIGS. 13, 14 and 18. One of the sets of connecting rods 23 or 35 can be telescopic or be replaced by jacks. The jack 40 can be deleted if all the connecting rods 23 and 35 are replaced by jacks. These configurations make it possible to control the operation of the panel 22 at will.

Des dispositions complémentaires de la réalisation précédemment décrite en référence notamment aux figures 3 et 4 sont représentées sur la figure 15, sur laquelle le panneau amont 22 est représenté en position jet direct 22a et en position jet inversé 22b, les éléments de commande 34-30 et d'orientation du panneau amont 22 se situent entre une paroi latérale 19 de la structure fixe, et l'une au moins des deux parois latérales 17 de la porte. Les palonniers et bielles sont représentés parallèles à l'axe de la porte 7 et entre-eux, et leurs points d'articulation alignés. Pour des raisons de cinématique ou d'encombrement, lesdits points d'articulation peuvent ne pas être alignés et ou les bielles peuvent présenter une légère incidence avec l'axe de la porte 7.Complementary provisions of the realization previously described with reference in particular to FIGS. 3 and 4 are shown in FIG. 15, in which the panel upstream 22 is shown in direct jet position 22a and in reverse jet position 22b, the control elements 34-30 and orientation of the upstream panel 22 are located between a wall lateral 19 of the fixed structure, and at least one of the two side walls 17 of the door. Spreaders and connecting rods are shown parallel to the axis of door 7 and between them, and their articulated points aligned. For reasons kinematics or size, said points joints may not be aligned and or the connecting rods may have a slight impact with the axis of the door 7.

Selon la figure 16, considérant le panneau amont représenté en position jet direct (22a) et en position jet inversé (22b) comme étant celui de la porte dite supérieure d'un demi inverseur ce panneau possède une découpe 21 permettant le passage du panneau amont de la porte dite inférieure représenté en position jet direct 42a et en position jet inversé 42b, afin de permettre aux deux panneaux de se positionner correctement en position jet inversé sans interférence. A l'inverse, la découpe peut être ménagée sur le panneau de la porte inférieure.According to Figure 16, considering the upstream panel shown in direct jet position (22a) and in reverse jet position (22b) as being that of the so-called upper door of a half this panel has a cutout 21 allowing the passage of the upstream panel of the so-called lower door shown in direct jet position 42a and in jet position inverted 42b, to allow the two panels to overlap correctly position in reverse jet position without interference. Conversely, the cut can be made on the lower door panel.

Selon une variante ce réalisation représentée selon la figure 17, sur laquelle le panneau amont 22 est représenté en position jet direct 22a et en position jet inversé 22b, l'axe de rotation 240 passant par les points pivot 24 n'est pas parallèle par rapport à l'axe 200 symbolisant l'axe de rotation de la porte 7 entre ses deux points pivot.According to a variant this embodiment represented according to the figure 17, on which the upstream panel 22 is shown in direct jet position 22a and in reverse jet position 22b, the axis of rotation 240 passing through the pivot points 24 is not parallel to axis 200 symbolizing the axis of rotation of the door 7 between its two pivot points.

Suivant les figures 19 et 20, une ou plusieurs parois 44 peuvent être associées au panneau amont 22 par l'intermédiaire d'un ou plusieurs supports 45 dans le but d'optimiser le compromis aérodynamique/résistance structurale, et d'améliorer les performances aérodynamiques et le pilotage du jet inversé.According to Figures 19 and 20, one or more walls 44 can be associated with the upstream panel 22 by through one or more supports 45 for the purpose optimize the aerodynamic / resistance compromise structural, and improve aerodynamic performance and piloting the reverse jet.

La ou les paroi(s) 44 sont disposées dans le sens longitudinal de l'axe moteur, parallèles ou non par rapport à la paroi externe 46 du panneau amont 22. Elles ont un profil aérodynamique adapté à l'effet recherché en mode jet inversé.The wall (s) 44 are arranged in the direction longitudinal of the motor axis, parallel or not with respect to the outer wall 46 of the upstream panel 22. They have a profile aerodynamics adapted to the desired effect in reverse jet mode.

Les supports 45 sont disposés dans le sens longitudinal parallèles ou inclinés par rapport à l'axe moteur, ils peuvent être inclinés ou normaux par rapport à la paroi externe 46 du panneau amont 22. Ils ont des profils aérodynamiques adaptés à l'effet recherché en mode jet inversé, ou au pilotage de jet recherché.The supports 45 are arranged in the longitudinal direction parallel or inclined to the motor axis, they can be tilted or normal to the wall external 46 of the upstream panel 22. They have profiles aerodynamics adapted to the desired effect in jet mode inverted, or to the desired jet piloting.

La ou les paroi(s) 44 ainsi que le ou les support(s) 45 peuvent être de nombre, de forme, de hauteur et/ou de largeur différents d'un panneau 22 à l'autre et entre eux. Leur largeur peut évoluer selon l'envergure du panneau 22. La paroi 44 peut occuper tout ou partie de la paroi externe 46 du panneau suivant le but recherché.The wall (s) 44 as well as the support (s) 45 can be of number, shape, height and / or width different from one panel 22 to another and between them. Their width can change depending on the span of panel 22. The wall 44 can occupy all or part of the external wall 46 of the panel according to the desired goal.

Suivant le même principe que décrit précédemment, la paroi 44 peut également recevoir sur sa surface externe un ou plusieurs supports 45 permettant le montage d'une ou plusieurs autres parois en fonction de la résistance structurale et des performances aérodynamiques recherchées. Certaines des dispositions et des variantes de l'invention précédemment décrites peuvent bien entendu être utilisées seules ou en association entre elles sur un inverseur de poussée.
Notamment en vue d'une amélioration du pilotage des nappes lors d'un fonctionnement en inversion de poussée, ces dispositions associées permettent d'avoir des portes 7 associées à des panneaux 22 ayant des positions et des angles d'ouverture différents entre eux.
According to the same principle as described above, the wall 44 can also receive on its external surface one or more supports 45 allowing the mounting of one or more other walls as a function of the structural strength and the aerodynamic performance sought. Some of the arrangements and variants of the invention described above can of course be used alone or in combination with one another on a thrust reverser.
In particular with a view to improving the control of the sheets during an operation in reverse thrust, these associated arrangements make it possible to have doors 7 associated with panels 22 having different positions and opening angles between them.

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  1. Bypass turbojet thrust reverser comprising pivoting doors (7) incorporating themselves, in the closed position, during operation in direct jet mode, into the outer wall of the flow duct behind the turbojet fan, and also each pivoting under the action of a movement-control means (8) so as to constitute obstacles deflecting the flow during operation in reverse thrust mode, the upstream part of each door (7) being lined on its internal face, in the closed position, by an upstream panel (22) that smoothes the fluid stream in direct jet mode, characterized in that the said upstream panel (22) is supported and connected, on the one hand, by at least one connecting rod (35), to the fixed structure (1) of the reverser and, on the other hand, by at least one connecting rod (34), to the associated door (7).
  2. Bypass turbojet thrust reverser according to Claim 1, in which the support of the upstream panel (22) is produced in such a way that the faces of the upstream panel (22) in all phases of operation maintain an orientation parallel to the flow layers (14) in contact with the said panel (22).
  3. Bypass turbojet thrust reverser according to either of Claims 1 and 2, in which the said upstream panel (22) is supported and moved by at least one set comprising a connecting rod (35) and a balance beam (30), the connecting rod (35) being articulated at one end (37) to the panel (22) and at the other end (36) to the fixed structure (1) of the reverser and the balance beam (30) pivoting about a pivot (24) secured to the said fixed structure (1) and being articulated at one end (31) to the panel (22) and at the other end (32) to an intermediate connecting rod (34) itself articulated at its other end (33) to the door (7), the positions of the panel (22) are determined according to the desired effects by the lengths of the connecting rods (35, 30, 34) and the locations of the articulations (24, 36, 37, 31, 32, 33).
  4. Bypass turbojet thrust reverser according to, either of Claims 1 and 2, in which the said upstream panel (22) is supported and moved by at least one set comprising a connecting rod (35) and a balance beam (30), the connecting rod being articulated at one end (37) to the panel (22) and at the other end (36) to the fixed structure (1) of the reverser and the balance beam (30) pivoting about a pivot (24) secured to the said fixed structure (1) and being articulated at one end (31) to the panel (22) and at the other end, comprising a groove (29), to a roller (47) secured to the door (7).
  5. Bypass turbojet thrust reverser according to either of Claims 1 and 2, in which the said upstream panel (22) is supported and moved by at least one set comprising a connecting rod (35) and a balance beam (27), the connecting rod (35) being articulated at one end (37) to the panel (22) and at the other end (36) to the fixed structure (1) of the reverser and the balance beam (27) pivoting about a pivot (24) secured to the said fixed structure (1) and being articulated at one end (31) to the panel (22) and at its other end comprising a toothed sector (16) collaborating with another toothed sector (28) secured to the pivot (20) of the door (7).
  6. Bypass turbojet thrust reverser according to Claim 1 or 2, in which the said upstream panel (22) is supported and moved by at least one set comprising a connecting rod (35) and a balance beam (30), the connecting rod (35) being articulated at one end (37) to the panel (22) and at the other end (36) to the door (7) and the balance beam (30) pivoting about a pivot (24) secured to the said fixed structure (1) and being articulated at one end (31) to the panel (22) and at the other end (32) to an intermediate connecting rod (34) itself articulated at its other end (33) to the door (7).
  7. Bypass turbojet thrust reverser according to either of Claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the said upstream panel (22) is driven independently of the door (7) by at least one ram (40) fixed to the said fixed structure (1) of the reverser.
  8. Bypass turbojet thrust reverser according to any one of Claims 1 to 7, in which at least one of the connecting rod articulation points (24, 36) arranged on the fixed structure (1) of the reverser are placed on the longitudinal beams (18) of the reverser.
  9. Bypass turbojet thrust reverser according to either of Claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the said upstream panel (22) is supported by at least one set comprising an upstream ram and a downstream ram which are fixed to the fixed structure (1) of the reverser and drive the said panel (22) independently of the door (7).
  10. Bypass turbojet thrust reverser according to any one of Claims 1 to 9, in which the upstream panel (22a) has a cut-out (21) allowing interference-free relative movement of the said panel (22b) and of the panel (42b) associated with the adjacent door of the thrust reverser.
  11. Bypass turbojet thrust reverser according to any one of Claims 1 to 10 in which the upstream panel (22), consisting of an element of sandwich type made up of an internal wall (26) and of an external wall (46) joined together, further comprises at least one additional external wall (44) connected to the said external wall (46) by supports (45).
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